The Left’s Nonprofit Journalism Empire: Social Madness, Local Partisans, and Big BetsThe Nonprofit News Sector | Targets of Liberal ActivistsBig Philanthropy’s Play | Selecting for ActivistsSummary: In 2019 and 2021, Capital Research Center surveyed the changing media landscape, taking note of the increasing role of nonprofit and benefactor-driven “for-loss” media investments that are beginning to replace the 20th century’s commercial press empires. The Nonprofit News SectorBut with large sums of money available in the nonprofit sector for journalism work, especially left-of-center advocacy journalism, the nonprofit news sector has exploded in relevance. Liberals’ expanding focus on local (and state-level) media is notable because public opinion research has indicated that the public look more favorably on local outlets than national outlets. [8] Emily Birnbaum, “The Tech Billionaire Aiding the Facebook Whistleblower.” Politico, October 20, 2021, https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/20/tech-billionaire-aiding-facebook-whistleblower-516358; and InfluenceWatch, “Media Matters for America,” https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/media-matters-for-america/. [9] InfluenceWatch, “Ford Foundation,” https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/ford-foundation/; InfluenceWatch, “Archewell.” https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/archewell/; “Joyce Foundation.” InfluenceWatch, https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/joyce-foundation/.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 14, 2024 20:23 UTC